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| How does the RTI method of identification of learning disabilities differ from the ability-achievement discrepancy approach? |
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Definition
| The IQ Achieve Descrepancy waits for the students to fail then fix it while the RTI intervenes before a problem occurs. |
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| What are the characteristics of students with LD as outlined by your text? |
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Definition
| Reading Problems, Written Language Deficits, Math Underachievement, Social Skills Deficits, Attention Problems & Hyperactivity, Behavioral Problems, Low Ratings of Self-Efficacy |
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| What is the most common characteristic of students with LD? |
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Definition
| Poor reading and word recognition skills |
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| What is visual naming speed? |
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Definition
| Being able to show a student an object and they would name it ASAP. |
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| What is the retrieve & write approach we often see in the written work of students with LD? |
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Definition
| Where students read something and write down what comes to mind immediately |
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| What two math deficits are particularly evident in students with math learning disabilities? |
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Definition
| Numerical reasoning and calculations |
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Term
| What does comorbidity mean? |
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Definition
| When a student suffers from two conditions at once |
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Term
| How are behavior problems and self-efficacy reports associated with learning disabilities? |
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Definition
| They are associated with learning disabilities because students who cannot do something right show their weaknesses as strengths in another category of their life. |
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| In most cases, is the cause of learning disabilities evident? |
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Definition
| It is unknown but scientists are learning towards brain damage, heredity, biochemical imbalances, and environmental factors. |
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| What does research say with regard to restrictive diets or megavitamin therapy for the treatment of learning disabilities? |
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| It is the suggested cause of learning disabilities. |
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